Button-type RFID tag
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1. A button-type RFID tag comprising:
- a substantially cylindrically-shaped structure; and
an RFID transponder circuit secured to the structure, wherein the substantially cylindrically-shaped structure comprises a threaded attachment portion that mates with a complimentary threaded attachment portion at a distal end of a surgical instrument handle, thereby allowing the tag to be detachably affixed to the surgical instrument.
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Abstract
An RFID tag that is integrated into button-type, substantially cylindrically-shaped housing with a portion for attaching the tag to an object to be identified through radio frequency identification techniques.
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31 Claims
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1. A button-type RFID tag comprising:
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a substantially cylindrically-shaped structure; and an RFID transponder circuit secured to the structure, wherein the substantially cylindrically-shaped structure comprises a threaded attachment portion that mates with a complimentary threaded attachment portion at a distal end of a surgical instrument handle, thereby allowing the tag to be detachably affixed to the surgical instrument. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A removable RFID tag comprising:
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a substantially cylindrically-shaped structure; and an RFID circuit secured to the structure, wherein the substantially cylindrically-shaped structure comprises a threaded attachment portion that mates with a complimentary threaded attachment portion at a distal end of a surgical instrument handle, thereby allowing the tag to be removably affixed to the surgical instrument. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of rendering a surgical instrument identifiable with an RFID reader comprising:
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attaching substantially cylindrically-shaped housing containing an RFID tag circuit to a distal end of a surgical instrument handle using a threaded attachment mechanism aligned along a long axis of the handle; programming identification information corresponding to the surgical instrument in a memory structure in the RFID tag; and programming additional processing information in the memory structure when the instrument is processed in or out of an instrument processing facility over the life cycle of the instrument.
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